What is the history of Lidl?
In 1973, the first modern Lidl store opened in Ludwigshafen, Germany. During the 1990s, we began opening stores outside of Germany and within a few years, we had stores all across Europe. We now operate around 11,200 stores and are active in 32 countries, employing more than 310,000 people globally.
What is special about Lidl?
Lidl is a quickly growing chain with low prices Like Aldi, Lidl promises a limited selection of high-quality, brand-agnostic products at discount prices, and an unfussy shopping experience.
How many Lidl are there in Ireland?
Lidl is a discount supermarket chain founded in Germany. The company has 143 stores in the Republic of Ireland and 38 stores in Northern Ireland.
What does Lidl mean in English?
Lidl stands for highest quality at the lowest price. As a discounter, we focus on the essentials.
What country did Lidl originate?
Germany
The Lidl brand was founded in Germany and has grown a great deal to become one of Europe’s leading food retailers.
When was Lidl started?
The first Lidl discount store was opened in 1973, copying the Aldi concept. Schwarz rigorously removed merchandise that did not sell from the shelves, and cut costs by keeping the size of the retail outlets as small as possible. By 1977, the Lidl chain comprised 33 discount stores.
Where was Lidl founded?
When did Lidl first come to Ireland?
2000
The first Lidl Ireland stores opened in the year 2000 and more than 20 years later, we now have more than 160 stores, 3 regional distribution centres and employ more than 5,000 people in the Republic of Ireland.
What is Lidl’s motto?
Big on quality, Lidl on price
An oral history of Lidl’s ‘Big on quality, Lidl on price’ slogan.
When did Lidl come to Ireland?
How did Lidl get its name?
When he discovered a newspaper article about the painter and retired schoolteacher Ludwig Lidl, he bought the rights to the name from him for 1,000 German marks. By 1977, the Lidl chain comprised 33 discount stores. Lidl opened its first UK store in 1994.